William Hagen is an American violinist. He has performed as soloist with the Seattle Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and Belgian National Orchestra.[1]

He was the third prizewinner of the 2015 Queen Elisabeth Competition[2] in Brussels, Belgium and second prizewinner in the 2014 Fritz Kreisler Competition in Vienna, Austria.[3]

Biography

Born in Salt Lake City, Hagen started playing the violin at age 4 and made his orchestral debut with the Utah Symphony at age 9.[4] He studied at the Colburn School with Robert Lipsett, the Juilliard School with Itzhak Perlman, and Kronberg Academy with Christian Tetzlaff.[5]

As a recitalist and chamber musician, Hagen has performed at the Louvre, Wigmore Hall, Beethoven House, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.[6]

Hagen currently performs on the 1732 Arkwright Lady Rebecca Sylvan Stradivarius violin, loaned from the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation.[7]

Hagen played varsity baseball in high school and hit 23 career home runs. He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at a young age.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "WILLIAM HAGEN". WILLIAM HAGEN. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Laureates". queenelisabethcompetition.be (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Kronberg Academy: William Hagen". www.kronbergacademy.de. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. ↑ Patton, Charlie. "William Hagen, who plays with the Jacksonville Symphony this week, finds life on the road 'awesome'". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  5. ↑ Channel, The Violin (2022-04-11). "NEW TO YOUTUBE | VC Artist William Hagen Performs Stravinsky Suite Italienne I. Introduzione". The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  6. ↑ "William Hagen, violin | Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival". Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  7. ↑ Channel, The Violin (2018-12-07). "VC Young Artist William Hagen Awarded Use of 1732 'Arkwright Lady Rebecca Sylvan' Stradivarius". The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  8. ↑ "William Hagen". From the Top. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
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